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Police

Analysis

Under Tarcísio (Republicanos), São Paulo Police Have Killed More Than 2,500 People, One Every 12 Hours. No Officer Has Been Convicted

Deaths at the hands of on-duty military police nearly doubled between 2023 and 2025 (+88%): 813 people killed by police in 2024, 835 in 2025 and 480 from January to August 2026 alone. So far, no police officer has been found convicted for those deaths; in the Baixada Santista, 17 of 23 investigations were shelved.